Sea Beets [Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang.] Wild Edible Beets and Home Garden Beets of Turkey
Abstract
Beta (beet) species is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. This genus has several wild species and cultivar groups, the sugar beet, the root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet, the leafy vegetables chard and spinach beet and mangel, which is a fodder crop. Beta (Beet) species are the important genitors for cultivated beets. Turkey is being one of the centre of origin for beet, has important genetic base of beets belong to section Beta and Section Corollinae. So the most of the species of section Beta and all species of Section Corollinae distributed in Turkey. Most of the wild species are edible and used in local food by local people in the distribution areas. Sea beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima, is most common edible among wild beet species and is the wild ancestor of all cultivated beets, such as Sugar-beet, Swiss chard and Beetroot. Sea Beet grows in coastal places at tidelines, on shingle beaches, cliffs and sea-walls, and in saltmarshes. Leaf beet and beet root landraces are also grown by farmers and in vegetable gardens. The diverse forms and landraces of vegetable, table and fodder beets have been grown and used locally for generations in Turkey. Different landraces for different uses are found. To assess the diversity of Beta species survey, collection, ex-situ conservation at the National Seed Gene Bank of the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) and also morphological evaluation studies were carried out. Result of morphological characterization of Beta species in Turkey showed continuous variation in most of the characteristics resulting from the gene flows between wild and cultivated forms. Among section Beta, variation was observed in pigmentation, hairiness, plant habit, flowering, flower and seed clusters, pollen fertility and leaf types, whereas the section Corollinae samples exhibited broad variation in flower and leaf characteristics. As priority species of Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project of Turkey detailed survey and socioeconomic surveys were conducted on sea beet. The socio-economic studies were conducted for detail data with monography technic. The data recorded from face to face questioners and analyzed. During surveys ethno-botanical information and traditional farming systems were recorded. The food composition of sea beets collected from Aegean Region was also determined to evaluate nutritional value of sea beet.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Sevinc Karabak
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Nurcan Aysar
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Ahmet Semsettin Tan
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Lerzan Aykas
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Aralık 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
24 Ağustos 2017
Kabul Tarihi
20 Kasım 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 2